Kind of Blue (20-bit remastered version)

~ Release by Miles Davis (see all versions of this release, 137 available)

Annotation

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.

Annotation last modified on 2008-01-02 14:40 UTC.

Tracklist

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1So What
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-03-02)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
So What (stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
So What (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4.259:25
2Freddie Freeloader
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02, from 1959-03 until 1959-04)
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-03-02)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02, from 1959-03 until 1959-04)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
Freddie Freeloader (stereo) by Miles Davis Quintet (US jazz group, active 1955–58 and 1964–68)
recording of:
Freddie Freeloader (original Miles Davis instrumental version) (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3.759:49
3Blue in Green
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-03-02)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-03-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-03-02)
remix of:
Blue in Green (stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
Blue in Green (on 1959-03-02)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music, Musical Frontiers Pub. Co. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.45:38
4All Blues
remix of:
All Blues (stereo) by Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
recording of:
All Blues
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation
11:36
5Flamenco Sketches
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1959-04-22)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-04-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
Flamenco Sketches (on 1959-04-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
4.159:26
6Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)
engineer:
Fred Plaut
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1959-04-22)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Cobb (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-22)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (on 1959-04-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1959-04-22)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1959-04-22)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-04-22)
recording of:
Flamenco Sketches (on 1959-04-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Bill Evans (pianist)
49:32

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Jay Maisel (photographer)
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer (music critic and producer)
liner notes:Bill Evans (pianist)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1161413 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002ADT [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Patti Matheny
covers:Blue by Mostly Other People Do the Killing
Kind of Bloop by Andy Baio
Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue by Jeremy Taylor (music professor at New York University)
included in:5 Essential Original Albums
Columbia Jazz: 25 Original Albums by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Eight Classic Albums
The Classic Albums Collection
part of:Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 14) (order: 14)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 21) (order: 21)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 25) (order: 25)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 31) (order: 31)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 31) (order: 31)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 92) (order: 92)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/5460 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fr25 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/miles_davis/kind_of_blue/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/50738/ [info]
https://www.whosampled.com/album/Miles-Davis/Kind-Of-Blue/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191710 [info]
Wikidata:Q283221 [info]